Sales Associate

Summary

Join Instacart's Brand Partnerships team as a Sales Associate and manage a portfolio of active and inactive brand partners. You will be the primary contact for assigned brands, overseeing all aspects of their advertising relationships. Responsibilities include building and maintaining relationships, prospecting new advertisers, exceeding KPIs, acting as a point of escalation for technical issues, and generating reports. The role requires 1-4 years of sales experience, strong communication and organizational skills, and familiarity with sales tools. The position is remote, offering a competitive compensation package including a sales incentive plan and benefits, with base pay varying by location.

Requirements

• 1-4 years of experience in a sales environment
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Creative problem-solver
• Comfortable analyzing and speaking to data/insights
• Familiarity with tools of the trade (eg. Microsoft Office, Excel, Google Drive, Salesforce)

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with a book of actively advertising emerging brands
• Prospect new advertisers to the platform, assisting with campaign creation, launch and renewal
• Maintain a high volume of weekly inputs, including scheduled client meetings and emails
• Reach and exceed KPIs including activations, retained advertisers and revenue
• Act as a primary point of escalation for technical issues
• Generate weekly campaign reports and monthly / quarterly reviews
• Support the launch of new programs and features
• Support product teams in determining the right priorities for product improvements to help scale ad products for small to medium sized businesses

Preferred Qualifications

• CPG experience
• Digital media experience

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation
• Benefits
• Remote work
• Sales Incentive Plan